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CVE-2000-0333

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 1999-05-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

tcpdump, Ethereal, and other sniffer packages allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS packets in which a jump offset refers to itself, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop while decompressing the packet.

Affected Platforms

Ethereal Group EtherealLbl Tcpdump

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References